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Breaking the wall of climate opposition

The Senate has taken Americans on an energy and climate roller coaster over the past year as Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), and others attempted to craft legislation that would increase investment in clean energy while cutting global

Daniel J. Weiss & Kate Gordon
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Jul 30, 2010
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